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49th and Pennsylvania streets

Why Critical: The intersection of 49th and Pennsylvania streets is a small, but locally significant retail node. Its popularity has brought about an intensification of the uses. Striking a balance between the needs of the businesses and the needs of the surrounding residences is critical.

Recommendations:

Prohibit the expansion of commercial uses beyond their current extent.

Discourage auto-intensive uses. Exception: redevelopment of the existing gas station on the southeast corner of the intersection as a gas station.

Encourage small, neighborhood-serving businesses rather than businesses that would draw from a wide area.

Discourage high-traffic businesses such as convenience stores.

Discourage medium or large-scale businesses such as chain drugstores.

Discourage 24-hour businesses.

Limit the height of any new construction to one story.

Maintain a variety of architectural styles.

Prohibit banners, billboards or other visual clutter.

Provide landscaping between the sidewalk off-street vehicular zones.

Provide a common entrance for multi-tenant buldings.

Install a bike lane on Pennsylvania Street.

Install new sidewalks where they are absent on the west side of Pennsylvania Street and the south side of 49th

Remove obstructions on the sidewalks that interfere with pedestrian passage such as utility poles.

Provide bike parking.

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